Fence loom



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J. H. EELT 8v O. KING.

FENCE LOOM.

No. 361,582. Patented Apr. 19,- 1887.

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j FENCE LOOM.N

No. 361,532. Y

-' PatentedApr.19,1887.

N. PETERS. PhnwLihompOmr. Washington. D, C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JOHN H. FELT'AND OSCAR Klara-oir GBEENEIELD, INDIANA, AsSrGNoRS oroNE-HALFgrpo JAMES s. cLinrAND sYLvESrER FELT, .:10TH on SAME PLACE.

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sPEcIPIcAa-IN forming pari. of Leiters PatentN. 361,582, dated 'Aprn 19,les?.

Application filed January 22, 187. Serial No. E25,07.` (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN H. FELT` and OSCAR KING, citizens ofthe UnitedStates, and; residents of Greenfield, in the county of Han-V 5 cock and,State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFelice- Looms; and we do hereby declare that the fol` lowing is a full,clear, and exact description of the'invention, which will enable othersskilled 1o in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the'accom panying drawings, which form a part ofthisy specification, and in Which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of ourirnproved fenceloo1n. Fig. 2is a longitudinal vertical sectional viewshowing the wire upon the spools in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is atransversesectional view. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the spool-llingmechanism; and Figs. 5,6, 2o 7, S, 9, 10, 11, and 12 are detail views.

To make a wire and picket fence that` can be sold cheaplyT requires thatthe machine upon which it is manufactured must be as nearly automatic aspossible, thus saving the cost of eX- tra help, and it must be adaptedto loel oper-j ated by'anykind of power. As the wireisI being used fromone set of spools another set should be filling, and the pickets shouldbe placed in position when needed and .at the 3o right distance apart,and the amount of fence made should be correctly registered, and,inally, the completed fence shouldbeput into a compact and convenientshape for the'market."

Our invention relates to looms of this class;

`and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts,as will be hereinafter more fully set-forth and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in

which the same figures of reference indicate 4c corresponding parts inall ofthe figures, 1 rep-l resents the frame of the loom. A shaft, 2, is

journaled in brackets upon the front part of the machine, having twosprocket-wheels, 3

and 4, one at each end, and a disk, 5, secured upon it. One end of thisshaft is adapted to receive' the crank, if the loom is to beoperated byhand, or a driving-pulley, ifit is to be operated by power. The disk 5is provided upon one face with asegmental series of cogs for opoppositedirections and a positive motion see erating the twisters. Thetwisters'collsist of 5o shafts 6 6, journaled at one end in the frontcross-piece of the machine and at the other end in a cross-bar, 7, nearthe middle of the frame. One end of each of these shafts isprovided witha sprocket-wheel, 8, one of which y is provided .with a beveled pinion,9, which is engaged by and operated with the( segmental cogs upon thedisk. Owing to the slight longitudinal movement of the shafts 6 inconse,V quence'of making them removable, and the slight longitudinalmovement ofthe shaft 2 permitted by the brackets in which it issupported, and also the wearing of said shafts in their bearings, aspring, 10, isvsecured to the frame andbears against the rear face ofthe sprocket wheel having the beveled cogs 9, thus causing it to be keptin engagement with the cogs upon the disk 5. A chain, 1l, passes overthese sprocket-wheels, connecting them with each other and with the onehaving the 7o beveled pinions, so that they are all operated in unison.By passing thechain over and under veach alternate sprocket-wheel, asshown in the drawings, they can be caused to turn in cured,'as itprevents the chain from becoming disengaged from either ofthe wheels;but it can be passed over the tops of all of them, causing them all toturn in the same direction. The opposite end of each of these shafts 6 6is provided with a disk, 12, having a central ap- 'vertu-re for securingit upon the end of the shaft,

and two smaller perforations, 18, upon diametrically-opposite sides ofthe central aper ture, through which the wire passes from the spools tothe pickets and by means of which it is twisted between said pickets.Secured to the rear face of each of these disks, by means of two'shortrods o r pins, 14, vis a cross-head, 15, having a hole or aperture, 16,at each end, through which the wire also passes. The crosshead is alsoprovided with a central aperture, through which the end ofthe shaftpasses.V

As the holes in the cross-head are farther from the shaft than those inthe disk, the wire 9 passes from the one to the other at an angle, andthus the cross-heads act as a tension-regulator, and also prevent thewires from beconr y shafts are journaled.

ing snarled in passing from the spools. Each shaft is provided with ahollow spool, 17, which is provided with'an enlargement atone end andat. the middle. Around each of these en- 5 largements is a groove orchannel, 18, within which is loosely secured a cross-arm, 19, the one atone end of the spool being provided with a tension-regulator, whichconsists of a clamp, 2O and a set-screw, 2l. As the wire is drawn,'fv/rcom this spool it engages with the ends ofthe cross-arm havingthis tension-regulator, thus causing the cross-arm to be slowly'moved inthe opposite direction from that of the spool itself. By means of theset-screw the clamp r5 can be made to engage with the spool with agreater or less amount of friction, thus causing the spool to turn uponthe shaft with more or less. ease. A similar crossarm, 22, is rigidlysecured to the other end of the spool. The

2 ends of all of the armsof which there may be two or more-project farenough from the spool so that the wire which is wound upon the spoolswill be securely retained in place by them. The journals for each end ofthe shafts z5 6 are made with a cap or upper portion, 23,

hinged tothe lower portion, or the caps are hinged directly to the topof the beams and secured at their other ends, which are bent to lie fiatupon the top of the lower portion by 3o means of a turn-button,24, orother similar l for the purpose ,of replacing empty spools with filledones.

To prevent the longitudinal movement of the 4o shafts in their bearings,va groove or channel,

25, is cut in thev bearing at one end, in which the twister-headsrevolve, and the cap or npper portion of the bearing at that end can beprovided with a flange, 26, which covers a por- 4 5 tion ofthe face ofthe twister-head.

The slats or pickets are automatically fed or slipped between the wiresfrom a feed-box at the side of the machine where they have been placedby the operator. This feed-box consists of a bottom piece, 27 havingachannel or groove, 30, along its top, two standards, 28, nearthe outerend, and a frame, 29, at the inner end. The inner end of this bottompiece is bolted to the top side of said bar of the frame,

and its outer end is supported by means of two braces,'31, the lowerends of which rest upon the bottom side pieces of the frame at the sidesof two central posts, 32. J ournaled between these posts is asprocket-wheel, 33,

6o having a beveled pinion, 34, by means of which it receives motionfrom a beveled wheel, 35, upon a shaft, 36, which is journaled inbearings upon the side of one ofthe posts 32 land a similar post, 37,upon the other side of the 6 5A machine.

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a sprocket-wheel, 38, upon one end, and a chain from the sprocket-wheel3. Around the sprocket-wheel 33 and through the groove 30 in the top ofthe bottom piece, 27, said groove being wider at its bottom than at itstop, passes a chain, 39, one link-of which is provided with a spur orprojection, 40. The ends of the bottom pieceare provided withfriction-pulleys 4l, the one `at the outer end being adjustable by meansof its bearings being secured in the slots 42 at thev end of the bottompiece. The spur or projection 40Vis only long enough to engage with thebottom picket of the pile of pickets placed inthe box and standards ontop of the bottom piece, so that as the chain is drawn through thegroove only one picketis carried forward between .the wires ofthetwisters, the rest yof the pile of pickets being kept from moving by agate or guard, 43, at the end of the frame, the lower end of which isonly the thickness of a picket from thetop of the bottom piece. Thelower end of this gate is secured in position by a curved metal brace,44, which is secured to the bottom piece and to the lower end of thegate.

A support or guide for the pickets as theyare being pushed between thewires is formed by a bar, 45, which is secured across the top of themachine at the side of the bar 7, the top of the bar 45 being thethicknessof a picket below the top of the beam 7, and is even with thetop of the bottom piece, 27, and bears against it at that end. It isprovided ICO with a notch, 46, opposite each twister-head,

in which the lower wire is placed or rests as the picket is being pushedthrough, so that the end of the picket cannot come in contact with thewire. The end of the picket is kept from coming in contact with theupper wire by means of guards 47, secured to the top of IOS the bar 7,and projecting over the top of the bar 45. The lower edge of theseguards t0- ward the pile of pickets is beveled, as shown at 48, so thatthe end of the picket cannot catch upon them. The end of the bar 45farthest from the entrance of the pickets is provided with a stop, 49,against which the pickets are forced by the chain 39, and which thusmakes the ends of the pickets at that side of the fence in aline, and ifthe pickets are of the same length will also make the other ends in aline.l As the pickets are carried in place with considerable force ifthe machine is being operated rapidly, when they strike this stop theyhave a tendency to rebound more or less, and thus cause the ends of thepickets to be To prevent this a springelatch, 50, is pivoted to the topof the bar 7, with one end projecting beyond and slightly below the topof said bar. The lower edge of this latch next the feed-box is beveled,which permits the pickets to be forced under it; but as soon as they arepast it the spring 5l under the other endvof the latch forces it downbehind the picket, so that it cannot rebound out of place. As the latchis placed directly over IIO IIS

the inner end or downward turn ol the chain 39, the pickets are alwayscarried in past this latch.

Two or more of the guards 47 may be made long enough to have the upperedge of a door, 52, pivoted to their outer ends, the door being providedupon its lower edge with a series of notches or recesses, 58, which passover the wires of the fenceand thus permit the door to act as a guidefor the pickets as they are being carried into place between the wires.After the picket has been securedV in place, the fence can be drawnforward the proper distance, as the door will swing outward and permitthe .picket to pass under it. The springs 54, secured at one end to theside of the guard and at the other end to the lower edge of the door,will bring it'back ready to guide the next picket between the wires. Twoor more packers, 55, are pivotally secured to the under sideof thebars 7and 45, their upperendsprojecting through holes in the bars, and theirlower ends being operated by cams 56 upon theshaft 36. The lower ends ofthese packers are provided with the ordinary friction-rollers, whichengage with the cams, and the upper ends move back and forth justbeneath the under side of the guards. l f desired, there can be a guardand packer between each ofthe twister-heads, but l have only shown twopackers, one at each end.

Sometimes it is desired to have the fence composed of pickets ofdifferent lengths, and tohave the different lengths alternate with eachother. This is accomplished by placing the pickets in the feed-box sothatthe two lengths will alternate with each other, and when a shortpicket is carried into position to have a temporary stop placed in frontof it, s o that one end of it will not be carried as far as the ends ofthe longer pickets. This stop consists of a short rod, 57, whichprojects with its upper end through a hole in the bar 45. Its lower endis connected with one end of a lever, 58,

. the opposite end of which leverV is connected to the cog-wheel 59 by apitman, 60. The cog-wheel 59 is driven by a pinion, 6l, upon t-he shaft36, the pinion 6l being only onehalf the size of the cog-wheel 59, sothat it will have to make two revolutions to revolve the cog-wheel. Thiswill canse the end of the rod 57 to project above the bar only when eachshort picket is being carried forward.

In order that the pickets shall be placed at the proper distance apart,it is necessary that the take-up mechanism will always draw just so muchwire from the spools, and consequently the larger the roll of fencebecomes the slower it must be rotated. In our improved loom the take-upconsists of a lever,

secured at one end to this lever by means of a slotted guide,67, whichis gradually moved or raised up on the lever by a rider, 68, which onlyrotate the roll of fence sufficiently to draw the same amount of wirefrom the spools as it did when the roll was just begun. holdfast-pawlsare pivoted to the side of the bracket that supports the roller at theopposite end, there being two set-s of differentlengthed pawls at eachendof the roller, so that there will be no lost motionby reason of someof the pawls not engaging with the teeth of the ratchets.

Suitable For the purpose of removing the roller 63 from the interior ofthe roll of fence after it has been completed, it is made slightlytapering and provided with two or more pins or hooks, 70, which aresecured in holes 7l in the side of the roller. These hooks or pins eachconsist of a short piece of metal curved so that its ends stand almostat right angles to each other. By securing one end in the bottom oftheholes in the roller theother end will project beyond the face of theroller when turned out and willengage with the paling of the fence; butwhen the roll of fence is being slipped oii the roller, the outer endsof these hooks turn into these holes in the sides of the roller, andthus let the roll of fence slip off the roller. To start a roll of fencetemporary wires are secured to the first picket and secured to thesehooks and wound around the roller until enough fence has been made toreach to the roller, when the temporary wires are taken oft, the firstpicket placed over the hooks, and the operation of weaving continued.Small piecesl of wood are placed upon the small end ofthe roller, so asto make that end ofthe same size as the other end.

As the fence is being drawn across the top of the frame l it passes overa measuringroller, 72, which has a Vpin or lug upon one end. Secured tothe side of the frame above this end ot' the roller 72 is an A-shapedbracket, 73, the middle piece of which has a cog-wheel, 74, journaledupon it, which is engaged by the lug upon the roller, and is providedwith a lug or pin, which, in turn, engages with another cog-wheel, 75,journaled at the top of the bracket. A pointer is rigidly secured tothis bracket, and by having the roller and cogwheels of t-he properdimension the number of rods of fence' made will be indicated by one ofa series of figures upon the top cogwheel by the pointer.

In operation,the pickets are placed one upon the other in the feed-boxat the side of the machine. Motion is given to the main shaft, which isimparted to the chain under the pickets, by `means of which the bottomplcket is carried into position -between the wires. By

this time the cogs upon the disk of the main V,Jeux and engages with theend of another picket, which it carries in between the wires, thetwister-heads always stopping with one wire in the notch of the bar andthe other wire directly above it. The packers then press the picketfirmly against the last twist of the wire,

and the-twister-heads are again set in motion. Thus the operation goeson, each piece of mechanism performing its duty in rapid succession andat such a time as not to interfere With'the operation of any other, andall that the operator is called upon to do is to keep a supply ofpickets in the feed-box, to take off the empty wire-spools and put lthetilledspools in their place, and to remove the rolls of fence .as fastas completed.

When the machine is operated by power, which is the more preferable, itis necessary to have an eXtra set of spools, so that while one set isbeing emptied another can be filling. Instead of having a separatemachine for this purpose, we attach one to the frame of our machine insuch a manner that it can be connected with and operated by the motionof the driving-'shaft of the loom. This winding device consists of anupright, 76, pivotally se-y cured between thel front, top, and bottomcross-bars of the frame by means of a pin or gudgeon at each end. Abracket, 77, is secured to one side of this post nearits bottom, theouterend of which is provided with a bearing. A drivingshaft, 78, isjournaled at one end in this bearing and in a bearing, 79, upon the sideof the post 76, and at the other end in a bearing, 80, at the side ofone of the corner-post sof the frame. The bearing l80 is made so thatthe outer portion can be easily removed and that end of the shaftreleased and swung around, the post 76 being partially rotated. Thisbearing'is most easily made'by cutting a notch in the side of the postand securing the outer portion of the bearing, by means of a hinge atone end, to the side of the post, and the other end by means of aturnbutton, in the same manner that the spoolshafts are secured upon thetop of the frame. The outer end ofthis shaft is provided with asprocket-wheel, 81, having a square hole at its middle, so that itcan'be readily removed aud replaced, and is operated by means of asproeket-chain,82, which passes over thesprocket-wheel 4upon the mainshaft. Three arms, 83, 8i, and 85, are secured to the bracket 75, andanother arm, 86, is secured to the post 76. The outer ends of two ofthese arms are provided with bearings in which are journaled one end ofa shaft, 87, the other end of which projects nearly to the end of theshaft 78, and is screw-threaded. The end of the shaft 78, between-theend of the bracket 77 and 88 and S9, which impart motion to two similarwheels, 90 and 91, upon the end of the shaft- 87, between its bearings.An idle-wheel, 92, uponthe sideof the arm 86 meshes with the wheel 88and with one of the wheels upon the 'shaft 87, thus making those twowheels turn -in a contrary direction to that of the other.

A collar, 93, having each of its ends provided with a ratchet-clutch anda central groove, 94, is secured upon the shaft 87 by means of theordinary rib or fin, allowing it to be moved longitudinally upon theshaft by preventing its rotating without rotating the shaft. The wheels90 and'9l are looselyjournaled upon the shaft 87, and have their inneror facing sides provided with a ratchet-clutch similar to that upon theends of the collar 93. The outer .the bearing 79, is provided withcog-wheels' end of the arm 85 is provided with a pivot,

upon which is secured a lever, 95, the upper end of which is providedwith a yoke or bifurcationwhich engages with the groove 94 of the collar98. By moving the lower end of this lever to one side or the other, thecollarv 93 can be moved upon-.the shaft 87 in either direction, thuscausing the ratchet at either end to come into engagement with theratchets'at the inner faces of the wheels 90 and 91, as desired. Twobars, 96 and 97, and. connected near theupper ends by means of acrosspiece, 98, are each provided with a perforation, one of which isscrew-threaded and fits upon the screw-threaded end of the shaft 87, andthe other perforation is large enough to pass freely upon the shaft. Thelower end of each of these bars is provided with a smaller aperture, 99,through which the wires are guided as they pass from the spools uponwhich they are wound or manufactured to the spool upon the shaft 78. Aguide-rod, 100, is secured at one end to the lower end of one of thebars, 96, and its other end passes through a guideway in the end of thearm 88. The intermediate portion of this rod has'two pins, 101 and 102,secured to it, which engagewith the lower end of the lever 95 as the rodis moved back and forth by reason of the screw-threaded end of the shaft87 working in the screw-threaded perforation in the end of the bar 97. Aspring, 103, is secured at one end to the post 76, and bears with itsinner end against the lower end of the lever 95, the lower end of saidlever being beveled upon each of its sides and the roo IIS

spring being bent at an angle, so that it will hold the end of the leverto either side.

To place a spool upon the shaft 78 for the Vpurpose of filling it, thesprocket-wheel 81 is ing and the sprocket-wheel placed uponV the end ofthe shaft.

A small cross-arm, 104upon the shaft 78 engages with the arms ofthespool and causes it to revolve with the shaft, the opposite end ofthe spool bearing against the corner-post of the frame. The ends of thewires are then passed through the perforations in the ends of the bars'96 and 97, and secured to the opposite portions of thek spools, so thatan equal amount' of wire will be wound between each of the endcross-arms and the middle cross-arm of the spool. As the shaft 78 turnsthe spool theshaft 87 is also caused to rotate by the cog-wheels at theother end, which slowly moves the bars and cross-piece in one directionork the other, and causes the wire passing through the lower ends of thebars to be wound in a smooth layer upon the spool'. When the bars havemoved the proper distance, 011e ofthe pins upon the guide-rod pressesthe lower end of the lever past the end of the spring 103, and thecollar y93 is moved upon the shaft sufficiently to disengage it from oneof the wheelsupou the shaft 87,

vand causes it to engage with the other one.

This shifting of the collar causes the shaft 87 to turn in the oppositedirection and to move the bars upon the outer end of the shaft in the'opposite direction, thus guiding the wires across the spool in anothersmoothlayer. One

-set of spools are thus being lled at the same Having thus described. myinvention, I

1. In a fence-loom, the combination of a frame, a series of twistersjournaled upon said frame, a beveledcog-wheel upon one end' of one ofsaid twisters, a spring adapted to bear against said wheel, a shaftjournaled across the front of said frame, a disk upon said shaft, havinga segmental series of cogs upon its face, and means, substantially asdescribed,for connecting said twisters and for placing pickets inposition between the wires in front of said twisters.

2. In a fence-loo1n, the combination of a frame having a bar across itstop, notches in the top of one ofthe end pieces of said frame and ofsaid bar, each of the notches in said bar being provided with a grooveor channel, a series of shafts each having a twister-head upon oneendjournaled in said notches, a cap hinged at one end at the side ofeach of said notches, a turn-button'at the opposite side of Y 4and agate secured to the end of said frame,

the lower end of said gate being only the thickness of a picket from thebottom piece, a

vloiacesecured to the lower end of this gate and to said bottom piece, achain, and means, substantially as described, for moving said chain androtating the twisters.

6. In a fenceloom, thecoinbination of'a frame having a series oftwisters and a main shaft for operating `the same at regular intervals,a feed-box secured to the side of said frame, a sprocket-wheel journaledbelow said feed-box, having a beveled pinion upon one side, a chain, ashaft having a beveled wheel upon one end adapted to engage with saidbeveled pinion upon said sprocketwheel, cams upon the said shaft,packers adapted to be operated by said cams, and means, substantiallyras described, for imparting motion to said shaft from the main shaft.

7. In a fence-loom, the combination of a frame having a series oftwisters journaled upon its top, two bars across the topof said frame,the top of one bar being the thickness of a picket higher than the topof the other bar, guards secured to the top of the higher bar andprojecting over the top of the lower bar, and means, substantially asdescribed, for rotating said twisters an-d placing pickets between thewires.

S. In a fenceloom, the combination of a frame having a series oftwisters journaled upon its top, two bars across the top of said frame,the top of one of which is higher than the top of the other, a stop atone end of said lo wer. bar, a springactuated latch secured to theopposite end of the higher bar, the outer end of said latch projectingbeyond and below the top of said bar and having its lower edge beveledupon one side, and means, substantially as described, for rotating saidtwisters and placing pickets between the wires.

9. In a fence-loom, the combination of a .frame having a series oftwisters journaled upon its top, two bars across the top of said frame,the top of one of which is higher' than the top of the other, guardssecured to the top of said higher bar, a spring-actuated door hinged tothe outer ends of said guards, having notches upon its lower edge, andmeans, substantially as described, for rotating said twisters andplacing pickets between the wires.

10. In a fence-loom, the combination of a frame having a series oftwisters journaled upon its top, two bars across the top of said frame,having holes through them, guards se- IOC IIO

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.cured to the top of one of said bars, a shaft Journaled across saidframe below said twisters, cams secured upon said shaft, packers'/'pivotally secured to the under side of said /'a lever pivotallysecured at the bottom of said bar, a rod secured to one end of saidlever, the upper end of which is adapted to be moved above the top ofsaid bar through a hole, two cog-wheels, one of which is half the sizeof the `other, a shaft across said frame below the twisters, the smallercog-wheel being secured upon said shaft, and a pitman for connectingsaid larger wheel with said lever, and means, substantially asdescribed, for rotating the twisters and placing pickets between thewires.

12. In a fence-loom, the combination of a frame having a series oftwisters journaled upon one end, a roller journaled across the other endof said frame, having holes in its periphery, a hook consisting of abent piece of metal, one end of which ispivotally secured in each ofsaid holes, and the other end is adapted to be turned below the surfaceof the roller for the removal of the roll of fencing, and means,substantially as described, for rotating said twisters and roller.

13. In a fence-loom, the combination of a frame having a series oftwisters journaled upon its top, an upright post pivotally secured tosaid frame, a bracket secured to said post, having a bearing at itsouter end, a shaft journaled in said bearing and in bearings upon saidpost and one of th corner-posts of said frame, arms secured tosaidbracket, having bearings at their outer ends, a shaft journaled inthe bearings at the ends of said arms,a wireguiding frame adapted to beoperated by said second shaft, and means, substantiallyas described, forautomatically reversing the rotation of said second shaft and forconnecting the first shaft with the main operating-shaft of the loom. Y

14. In a fence-loom, the combination of a frame having a series oftwisters journaled upon its top, an upright post pivotallysecured tosaid frame, a bracket secured to said post, having a bearing at itsouter end, a shaft journaled in said bearing and in a bearing uponq thepost and one of the corner-posts of the frame, two wheels upon'the innerend of said shaft, and a sprocket-wheel at the other end, two armssecured to said bracket,having bearings at their outer ends, a shaftjournaled in said bearings, having its outer end screw- Y threaded,cog-wheels upon the inner end of said shaft, having ratchets upon theirfacing s1des,a collar upon said shaft, having a ratchet at cach end, anidle-wheel upon one of said arms, a wire-guiding frame having ascrewthreaded perforation and adapted to be moved by saidAscrew-threaded shaft, and means, subarms secured to said bracket, shaftsjournaled upon said post, arms, andbracket, one of said shafts having agrooved ratchet-collar, a lever pivotally secured upon one of said arms,the lower end of which is beveled upon its sides and its upper endengages with said collar,l a spring secured to said post, the outer endof which is bent at an angle and engages with said lever, andmeans,substantially as described, for automatically shifting thelowerend of said lever and for connecting one of said shafts with themain driving shaft of the loom.

16. In a fence-loom, the combination-of a frame having a series oftwisters journaled upon its top, an upright post pivotall y secured tosaid frame, a bracket secured to said post, three arms secured to saidbracket, two shafts journaled to said post, bracket, and arms, one ofsaid shafts being adapted to be rotated in opposite directions, two barsupon the outer end of said shaft, each end of which is provided with aperforation` a cross-piece connecting said bars, and a guide-rod securedat one end to one of said bars and secured in a guideway in the end ofone of said arms, and means, substantially as described, for connectingthe other of said shafts with the main operatingshaft of the loom.

l17. In a fence-loom, the combination of a frame having a series oftwisters journaled upon its top, an upright post pivot-ally secured tosaid frame, a bracket upon said post, four arms secured to said bracket,two shafts journaled to said post, bracket, and arm, a lever vto saidframe, a bracket upon said post, three v IOO IOS

pivotally secured to the end of one of said arms, a guiding-frame uponthe outer end of one of said shafts, having a guide-rod, two pins uponsaid rod,adapted to engage with the lower end of said lever, across-armupon the other of said shafts, and means, substantially as described,for connecting said second

